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Thursday, August 14, 2008
Ind. Decisions - "Supreme Court hears arguments in Jeff Pelley case"
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this morning in the case of Robert Jeffrey Pelley v.State, over whether or not to grant transfer. See the oral argument here.
On April 8th, the Court of Appeals set aside the conviction, under the speedy trial rule - Criminal Rule 4(C).
South Bend's WSBT is reporting:
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Supreme Court is deciding whether or not to take the case of a Lakeville man convicted of killing his family.A jury convicted Jeff Pelley of murdering his father, stepmother and two stepsisters in 1989.
Police arrested him 13 years later, but his trial didn't start until four years after that.
In April, Indiana's Court of Appeals overturned his conviction, ruling prosecutors took too long to take him to trial.
If the Supreme Court agrees to take the case, it could take months to decide Pelley's fate. If they decide not to take the case, the Court of Appeals' decision will stand and he will go free.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 14, 2008 01:06 PM
Posted to Ind. Sup.Ct. Decisions